When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,
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When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,
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When ther was a saute made both of the gentyls and also of the Iewes with their rulers to put them to shame and to stone them
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And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and of the Iewes with their rulers, to doe them violence, and to stone them,
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Passages linked to Acts 14:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Acts 14:19 But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.
- 2 Timothy 3:11 persecutions, and sufferings: those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. The Lord delivered me out of them all.
- Acts 4:25-29 who by the mouth of your servant, David, said, ‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take council together, against the Lord, and against his Christ.’ “For truly, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together against your holy servant, Jesus, whom you anointed, to do whatever your hand and your council foreordained to happen. Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,
- Acts 17:5 But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.
- Psalms 2:1-3 Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yahweh, and against his Anointed, saying, “Let’s break their bonds apart, and cast their cords from us.”
- Psalms 83:5 For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you.
- Matthew 5:44 But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
- Luke 6:28 bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 5. Mark how far forth the holy champions of…
5. Mark how far forth the holy champions of Christ did suffer. They give not back when their enemies do only set themselves against them; but when the sedition waxeth hot, and they be in danger of stoning, though they have many favorers of their doctrine, they go no further, but remembering the saying of Christ, wherein he warneth the faithful in patience to possess their souls, they avoid the fury of the enemy. And though they fly, lest they throw themselves headlong into death, yet their constancy in preaching the gospel doth sufficiently declare that they feared not danger. For Luke saith that they preached the gospel in other places also. This is the right kind of fear, when the servants of Christ do not run willfully into the hands of their enemies, of them to be murdered, and yet they do not foreslow [abandon] their duty; neither doth fear hinder them from obeying God when he calleth; and so, consequently, they can afford, if need be, to go even through death itself to do their duty.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 5 And when there was an assault made both…
5 And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,
Ver. 5. And to stone them] Stephen had the maidenhead of this kind of death: as that martyr, who was threatened with whipping, wished that he might have the maidenhead of that kind of suffering (for he had not heard of any that had been so served): and as Basil, threatened by Valens with death, cried out, ειθε γενοιτο μοι, I would it might be so.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Rulers, such as were called the chief men of…
Rulers, such as were called the chief men of the city, Act 13:50.
To use them despitefully; thus they that were called to the marriage of the king’s son, Mat 22:6, entreated the servants despitefully.
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And to stone them; they would have used them as such who were not worthy to live, and then have taken away their lives from them, as they did by our Saviour; first they spat upon him, and then crucified him.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And when there was an assault made,.... Or a…
And when there was an assault made,.... Or a strong bias and inclination were in the minds,
both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews, with their rulers; who encouraged them in it:
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to use them despitefully, and to stone them; not only to give them reproachful language, but to smite, buffet, and scourge them, and to stone them for blasphemy, which was a punishment among the Jews for such causes.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 5. An assault made] ορμη, A desperate attempt…
Verse 5. An assault made] ορμη, A desperate attempt was made by their rulers, i.e. by the heathen rulers of the people, and the rulers of the synagogue.
To use them despitefully] To expose them, bring them into contempt, and make them appear as monsters, or movers of sedition; and then to stone them for this falsely alleged crime.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Act 14:5-7. And when there was an assault made…
Act 14:5-7. And when there was an assault made — Or was about to be made; both of the Gentiles, and the Jews — Who, though generally at enmity with one another, yet were united against the Christians, as Herod and Pontius Pilate, the Pharisees and Sadducees, against Christ. If the churches enemies can unite for its destruction, shall not its friends, laying aside all personal feuds, unite for its preservation? To use them despitefully — To expose them to disgrace; and then to stone, and put them to death: and thus they hoped to ruin their cause. They were aware of it — When the project was just ripe for execution, Paul and Barnabas received intelligence of it, and prevented the bloody attempt by withdrawing from thence; they fled unto Lystra first, and then to Derbe; and after that to the region that lay round Lycaonia, namely, the region of Phrygia and Galatia. In thus fleeing from their persecutors they followed their Master’s advice, who directed them, when persecuted in one city, to flee unto another: for though he enabled them to work miracles for the confirmation of the gospel, he gave them no power of working any to save themselves from persecution. And there they preached — Κακει ησαν ευαγγελιζομενοι, and there they were preaching; the gospel — And that, it appears, in a very successful manner, so that the church was still increased by the very methods taken to destroy it.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain An assault made - Greek: a “rush” - ὁρμή…
An assault made - Greek: a “rush” - ὁρμή hormē. It denotes “an impetuous excitement and aggression; a rush to put them to death.” It rather describes a popular tumult than a calm and deliberate purpose. There was a violent, tumultuous excitement.
Both of the Gentiles ... - Of that part of them which was opposed to the apostles.
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To use them despitefully - See the notes on Mat 5:44. To reproach them; to bring contempt upon them; to injure them.
And to stone them - To put them to death by stoning; probably as blasphemers, Act 7:57-59.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain an assault made . . . to stone them--rather…
an assault made . . . to stone them--rather here, "an impetuous movement" with a view to stoning them: for in Co2 11:25, Paul says, "Once I was stoned," and that was at Lystra, as expressly related in Act 14:19. (PALEY'S remarks--Horæ Paulinæ--on this singular coincidence between the Epistle and the history are very striking).
fled--(See Mat 10:23).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 5. Assault—Rather an onset or rush, for before the…
5. Assault—Rather an onset or rush, for before the assault could be made the apostles, being informed, escaped.
Rulers—Probably the rulers of the Jewish synagogues, leading the Jews to inflict the Jewish punishment of stoning.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 5. when there was an assault made] The noun…
5. when there was an assault made] The noun does not necessarily imply that any direct attack had been made, which, from what follows, we can see was not the case. It rather applies to the excitement, urging, and instigation which the Jews were applying to their heathen companions, and which was likely to end in violence.
with their rulers] The word is of the most general character, and it is impossible to form any conjecture from it what these authorities were.
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and to stone them] From this we see that the prompting came from the Jews. Stoning was their mode of punishment for blasphemy, and such they would represent the teaching of the Apostles to be. We need not suppose that any regular legal stoning like that of Stephen was intended, or that to accomplish that object the rulers here mentioned were such Jewish authorities as could be gathered together in Iconium, and that they are indicated by a vague term because they had no very settled position. The previous verb “to use them despitefully” rather points to the opposite conclusion, and marks the intended proceeding as a piece of mob-outrage, for which the countenance of any authority was gladly welcomed.
In connection with St Paul’s residence at Iconium, there exists a story of the conversion of a maiden named Thecla, of which the apocryphal “Acts of Paul and Thecla” represents the form into which the legend had grown in the fourth century. Thecla, who was espoused to Thamyris, is said to have been deeply affected by the preaching of the Apostle, which she accidentally heard, and when the Apostle was put in prison on the accusation of being a magician, she bribed the gaoler and visited the prisoner, and was fully instructed by him in the Christian faith. The Apostle was punished and sent away from Iconium. Thecla was condemned to die for her refusal to marry Thamyris, but was miraculously saved, and after many troubles joined St Paul in his missionary travels, and ultimately made her home in the neighbourhood of Seleucia, where she led the life of a nun till her death, which took place when she was ninety years old.
This story may at first have had some basis of truth to rest on, but it has been so distorted with inconsistent details, that it is impossible now to judge what the foundation of it may have been.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (5) To use them despitefully.—The verb expresses wanton insult…
(5) To use them despitefully.—The verb expresses wanton insult and outrage. St. Paul uses the noun derived from it to express the character of his own conduct as a persecutor (1Ti_1:13), and must have felt, as afterwards in the actual stoning of Act_14:19, that he was receiving the just reward of his own deeds.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Made an onset for an assault made, A.V.; of…
Made an onset for an assault made, A.V.; of the Jews for also of the Jews, A.V.; to entreat them shamefully for to use them despitefully, A.V., as, 1Th_2:2. As regards oJrmh neither the A.V. assault nor the R.V. onset expresses it exactly. JOrmh means the strong bent of the mind, as in Jam_3:4, where it expresses the strong will of the steersman directing the ship against the force of the winds. Here it means that both Jews with their rulers, and Gentiles, under the influence of violent passion, had determined and agreed to assault Paul and Barnabas. To entreat them shamefully. Ybriv and uJbri denote "violence," as Mat_22:6; Luk_18:32; 2Co_12:10. It is sometimes used of corporal punish-merit, even legally inflicted, as Pro_19:18 (LXX).
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 5, 6. There was an assault made. Hardly an…
5, 6. There was an assault made. Hardly an assault, so much as a movement to make one. The Greek term implies a sudden movement. The attempt was avoided by the preachers receiving information and escaping from the city. In this effort there was concert of action between the Gentiles and Jews, the rulers of the synagogue joining, and the purpose was murderous. Paul (2 Cor. 11:25) says, “Once was I stoned.” That stoning was at Lystra. There was an attempt to stone at Iconium, but not a stone was thrown.
Fled to Lystra and Derbe. These were Lycaonian cities, not far from Iconium. Neither now exists, but the ruins of Lystra, and those of Derbe it is thought, are identical. The first is called by a name meaning “The Thousand and One Churches,” on account of the ruins of so many sacred edifices. Lystra is named frequently in early church history as a center of Christian influence.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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Here the word "they" refers to Paul and Barnabas.
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attempted to persuade their leaders
"tried to convince the leaders of Iconium." Here "attempted" implies they were not able to fully persuade them before the apostles left the city.
to mistreat and stone Paul and Barnabas
"to beat Paul and Barnabas and to kill them by throwing stones at them"
Lycaonia
A district in Asia Minor (See: How to Translate Names)
Lystra
A city in Asia Minor south of Iconium and north of Derbe (See: How to Translate Names)
Derbe
A city in Asia Minor south of Iconium and Lystra (See: How to Translate Names)
there they were proclaiming the gospel
"Paul and Barnabas also preached the gospel there"
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Jew
stone
Paul
Barnabas
Lystra
preach
good news
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